Nintendo Switch "Dragon Strongest King Encyclopedia Battle Coliseum" released today

Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoshitaka Domon) is pleased to announce that it has released the Nintendo Switch software “Dragon Strongest King Encyclopedia Battle Coliseum” today (Thursday, July 4, 2024), based on the children’s book “Dragon Strongest King Encyclopedia” published by Gakken Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Toru Goromaru).

This Nintendo Switch game, “Dragon Encyclopedia: Battle Coliseum,” is a training battle simulation game based on the popular “Dragon Encyclopedia” book series.

A total of 48 types of dragons, including those that appear in the books and their variants, will appear in the game. Players can raise their favorite dragon and aim to win the battle tournament to determine the strongest dragon king.

In addition, this game supports local and online play, so you can play against your friends using the dragons you’ve raised.

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【Product Summary】

■ Title: Dragon King’s Illustrated Guide Battle Coliseum

■ Genre: Training battle simulation

Release date: Thursday, July 4, 2024

Price: 6,380 yen (5,800 yen excluding tax)

■Compatible devices: Nintendo Switch

■ Play mode / number of players: TV mode / 1 person, table mode / 1 person, handheld mode / 1 person

■Communication play※1: Local communication, online communication※2 supported

■Game code: HAC-P-BGQVA

■JAN code: 4549767191126

■CERO: A (all ages)

■Copyright: ©Gakken Illustration: Nambakibi

■Official website: https://www.columbia-games.com/sw/drg/

*1 To enjoy online play, you will need a Nintendo Switch console and software for each player.

*2 If you want to enjoy online play, you will need to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online (paid).

In order to allow as many customers as possible to enjoy “Dragon Strongest King Encyclopedia Battle Coliseum,” we will not only introduce the game content but also provide information on various advertising and promotional activities as details are decided, so we appreciate your continued support.

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[About the “Strongest King Encyclopedia” series]

This simulation battle encyclopedia was created with the concept of “pitting the fiercest warriors of various genus groups, such as the animal kingdom and dinosaur kingdom, against each other in a tournament format to determine who is the strongest.” This series is the original and greatest tournament-style “battle encyclopedia,” and is supported mainly by elementary school students, with a total of over 4.6 million copies in circulation. It is also widely available in card games, figures, apparel, candy toys, and more. A TV anime adaptation will begin airing in January 2024, making this a highly anticipated piece of content.